The Information and Statistics contained in this report are derived from
variety of sources, but are mainly reliant on data obtained from Service
Providers. This report does not constitute commercial or other advice. No
warranty, representation or undertaking of any kind, express or implied,
is given in relation to the information and statistics contained in this
report.

Minutes of Usage (MOU) per subscriber per month CDMA Full
Mobility Service
Minutes of Usage for Internet Telephony

229 Minutes

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254.66 Million

Executive Summary

1.

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from
951.34 million at the end of Mar-12 to 965.52 million at the end of
Jun-12, registering a growth of 1.49% over the previous quarter as
against 2.68% during the QE Mar-12. This reflects year-on-year
(Y-O-Y) growth of 8.98% over the same quarter of last year. The
overall Tele-density in India has reached 79.58 as on 30th June,
2012.
Trends in Telephone subscribers and Teledensity in India

2.

Subscription in Urban Areas grew from 620.53 million at the end
of Mar-12 to 621.76 million at the end of Jun-12, however Urban
Teledensity slightly declined from 169.55 to 169.03. Rural
subscription increased from 330.82 million to 343.76 million, and
Rural Teledensity increased from 39.22 to 40.66. Share of
subscription in Rural areas out of total subscription increased
from 34.77% at the end of Mar-12 to 35.60% at the end of Jun-12.

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3.

About 91.30% of the total net additions have been in Rural areas
as compared to 62.39% in the previous quarter. Rural subscription
growth rate decreased from 4.91% in QE Mar-12 to 3.91% in QE
Jun-12, and Urban subscription growth rate declined from 1.53%
in QE Mar-12 to 0.20% in QE Jun-12.
Composition of Telephone Subscribers

4.

With 14.92 million net additions during the quarter, total wireless
(GSM+CDMA) subscriber base registered a growth of 1.62% over
the previous quarter and increased from 919.17 million at the end
of Mar-12 to 934.09 million at the end of Jun-12. The year-on-year
(Y-O-Y) growth rate of Wireless subscribers for Jun-12 is 9.67%.
Wireless Teledensity increased from 76.00 at the end of Mar-12 to
76.99 at the end of Jun-12.

5.

Wireline subscriber base further declined from 32.17 million at the
end of Mar-12 to 31.43 million at the end of Jun-12, bringing down
the wireline Teledensity from 2.66 at the end of Mar-12 to 2.59 at
the end of Jun-12.

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6.

Internet subscribers increased from 22.86 million at the end of
Mar-12 to 23.01 million at the end of Jun-12, registering a
quarterly growth rate of 0.66%. Top 10 ISPs together hold 94.72%
of the total Internet subscriber base.

7.

Number of Broadband subscribers increased from 13.81 million at
the end of Mar-12 to 14.57 million at the end of Jun-12,
registering a quarterly growth of 5.49% and Y-O-Y growth of
17.97%.

8.

Share of Broadband subscription in total Internet subscription
increased from 60.4% at the end of Mar-12 to 63.31% at the end of
Jun-12. 82.68% of the Broadband subscribers are using Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL) technology.

Trends in Internet/Broadband subscription

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9.

Monthly Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for GSM service
declined by 1.94%, from `97 in QE Mar-12 to `95 in QE Jun-12,
with Y-O-Y decrease of 2.11%.

10.

MOU per subscriber per month for GSM service remained almost
at the same level as in the previous quarter i.e. 346. The Outgoing
MOUs(167) increased by 0.04% whereas Incoming MOUs (178)
declined by 0.19%.

11.

Monthly ARPU for CDMA – full mobility service slightly declined by
0.50%, from `75.3 in QE Mar-12 to `74.9 in QE Jun-12. ARPU for
CDMA has increased by 16.31% on Y-O-Y basis.

12.

The total MOU for CDMA per subscriber per month declined by
0.31%, from 229.3 in QE Mar-12 to 228.6 QE Jun-12. The
Outgoing MOUs (115) declined by 1.57% whereas Incoming MOUs
(114) increased by 1%.

13.

Gross Revenue (GR) and Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) of Telecom
Service Sector for the QE Jun-12 has been `52512.10 Crore and
`35499.01 Crore respectively.

There has been an increase of

6.64% in GR and an increase of 3.02% in AGR as compared to
previous quarter. The year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth in GR and AGR
over the same quarter in last year has been 11.99% and 8.93%
respectively. Pass-through charges accounted for 32.40% of the GR
for the quarter ending Jun-12. The quarterly and the year-on-year
(Y-O-Y) growth rates of pass-through charges for QE Jun-12 are
15.06% and 18.96% respectively.

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14.

Average license fee as percentage of AGR is 8.28% in QE Jun-12.
The quarterly and the year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth rates of the
average license fee for QE Jun-12 are 3.11% and 8.96%
respectively.

resolution of complaints.
• Accessibility of call
centre/ customer care
• Time taken for refund of
deposits after closures.

19.

(MTTR)
• % of calls answered by

the operators (Voice to
Voice) within 60 Sec

• Resolution of
billing/ charging/
validity complaints

• %age requests for
Termination / Closure of
service complied within 7
days.

As on 06.03.2012, total number of permitted private satellite TV
channels registered with Ministry of I&B, as obtained from its
website, is 831. There are 184 pay TV channels in existence, as
reported by 26 broadcasters/their distributors, as on QE Jun-12.

20.

Maximum number of TV channels (Pay, FTA and Local) being
carried by any of the reported MSOs is 377 whereas in the
conventional analogue form, maximum number of channels being
carried by any of the reported MSOs is 100 channels.

21.

Apart from All India Radio, Prasar Bharti – a public broadcaster,
there are 245 private FM Radio stations in operation at the end of
Jun-12.

22.

Besides the free DTH service of Doordarshan, there are 6 private
DTH licensees, offering their services to the DTH subscribers. As
on 30.06.2012, 48.45 million subscribers are registered with these
6 private DTH operators.

23.

Number of Set Top Boxes (STBs) installed in CAS notified areas of
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai increased from 9,05,343 at
the end of Mar-12 to 10,01,033 at the end of Jun-12.

Introduction
This Report presents the Key Parameters and growth trends for the
Telecom Services in India for the quarter ending June, 2012. It provides
a broad perspective on the Telecom Services to serve as a reference
document for various stakeholders, research agencies and analysts. The
Executive Summary of various Telecom Services has been given in the
beginning, followed by ‘Performance Indicators at a Glance’. Chapter-1
depicts the growth pattern, in terms of Subscriber base and Teledensity,
of Wireline, Wireless, Internet and Value Added Services (VAS). Chapter-2
covers the key revenue and usage parameters. Chapter-3 gives the
financial and accounting data. Chapter-4 covers performance of various
service providers in terms of QoS. The information relating to Cable TV,
DTH & Radio Broadcast services is provided in Chapter-5.
2.

The Report has been prepared based on the information furnished

by the Service Providers. It is also available on TRAI’s website
(www.trai.gov.in). Any suggestion pertaining to this report may please be
addressed to Advisor(F&EA), TRAI; Tel. +91-11-23230752, Fax. +91-1123236650 and e-mail: adveco@trai.gov.in or eco@trai.gov.in

M/s S-Tel, Etisalat & Loop (except Mumbai Circle) have submitted that they
have shut down their services.
Teledensity is based on the population projections from census data published
by the Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India.

1

Section A: Access Service – An Overview

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 951.34
million at the end of Mar-12 to 965.52 million at the end of Jun-12,
registering a growth of 1.49% over the previous quarter as against 2.68%
during the QE Mar-12. This reflects year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth of 8.98%
over the same quarter of last year. The overall Teledensity in India has
reached 79.58 as on 30th June, 2012.

Subscription in Urban Areas grew from 620.53 million at the end of
Mar-12 to 621.76 million at the end of Jun-12 and the Urban
Teledensity marginally declined from 169.55 to 169.03 during the
quarter.

Rural subscription increased from 330.82 million to

343.76 million and the Rural Teledensity increased from 39.22 to
40.66 during the quarter. The year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth rate of
Rural and Urban Teledensity from Jun-11 to Jun-12 is 14.23%
and 3.62% respectively.
1.3

Rural subscription growth rate declined from 4.91% in QE Mar-12
to 3.91% in QE Jun-12 and Urban subscription growth rate also
declined from 1.53% in QE Mar-12 to 0.20% in QE Jun-12. The YO-Y rates of growth in Rural and Urban subscribers are 15.34%
and 5.75% respectively.

1.4

Rural subscription continues to show higher growth rate than
urban.

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Chart 1.2: Market Share - Rural & Urban

1.5

Share of Rural areas in total subscription has increased from
34.77% at the end of Mar-12 to 35.60% at the end of Jun-12. The
year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth of the market share of the Rural areas
for Jun-12 is 5.84%.

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Chart 1.3: Composition of Access subscription – Wireline & Wireless

1.6

The dominance of wireless segment in access services is steadily growing.
Chart 1.4: Composition of Telephone Subscribers at the end of the
quarter

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Table 1.2: Service Area wise Access (Wireless +Wireline)
Subscribers
Service Area

During the quarter, J&K has recorded the highest growth rate of
5.59%, followed by North-East(4.82%) and Assam(4.58%). In terms
of net additions, UP-E (2.27 million) is on the top position. Bihar,
H.P., Mumbai, Orissa & Punjab have recorded –ve growth during the
quarter.

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Chart 1.5: Net Addition in Telephone Subscription (In millions)

1.8

The net additions in telephone subscribers declined from 24.82
million in QE Mar-12 to 14.18 million in QE Jun-12.

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Table 1.3: Service Area wise Teledensity as on 30th June, 2012
Service Area

Rural
Teledensity

Urban
Teledensity

Total
Teledensity

Andhra Pradesh

40.96

186.56

81.39

Assam

30.10

151.41

48.60

Bihar

25.99

188.14

48.16

Delhi

--

--

238.60

Gujarat

54.43

148.48

92.74

Haryana

58.71

153.18

91.11

Himachal Pradesh

75.05

410.63

112.70

J&K

33.75

122.17

57.71

Karnataka

45.23

186.77

98.49

Kerala

65.85

234.26

108.79

Madhya Pradesh

27.39

132.60

55.55

Maharashtra*

53.81

145.71

96.97

North East

39.79

158.38

68.69

Orissa

36.32

207.06

65.37

Punjab

66.37

169.93

109.71

Rajasthan

45.18

166.19

74.19

T.N. (incl Chennai)

57.20

167.47

119.05

U.P.(E)*

33.99

161.05

62.48

43.77

175.55

81.35

40.66

169.03

79.58

Mumbai*

U.P.(W)*
Kolkata*
W.B.*
All India

* Population data/projections are available state-wise only
Notes:
1. Teledensity figures are derived from the subscriber data provided by the operators and the
population projections, for Urban and Rural areas, of the country, published by the Office of
the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
2. Delhi Service area, apart from the State of Delhi, includes wireless subscribers of the areas
served by the local exchanges of Ghaziabad & Noida (in UP) and Gurgaon & Faridabad (in
Haryana).

1.9

Himachal Pradesh has the highest Rural Teledensity of 75.05,
followed by Punjab (66.37). Bihar continues to have the lowest Rural
Teledensity of 25.99, followed by Madhya Pradesh (27.39).
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Table 1.4: Growth in Subscribers
Service Provider

Subscriber base (millions)

Rate of
Growth
(%)

Market
Share –
Mar-12
(%)

Market
Share –
Jun-12
(%)

Mar-12

Jun-12

Net
Additions

Bharti

184.55

190.57

6.02

3.26

19.40

19.74

Reliance

154.32

155.87

1.55

1.01

16.22

16.14

Vodafone

150.48

153.73

3.25

2.16

15.82

15.92

BSNL

120.98

119.99

-0.99

-0.82

12.72

12.43

IDEA/Spice

112.72

117.16

4.44

3.94

11.85

12.13

Tata

83.19

81.69

-1.50

-1.81

8.74

8.46

Aircel/Dishnet

62.57

64.88

2.30

3.68

6.58

6.72

Unitech

42.43

45.58

3.15

7.41

4.46

4.72

Sistema

15.85

16.60

0.75

4.72

1.67

1.72

MTNL

9.29

9.02

-0.27

-2.87

0.98

0.93

Videocon

5.95

5.58

-0.37

-6.26

0.63

0.58

Loop Mobile

3.27

3.15

-0.12

-3.57

0.34

0.33

Quadrant (HFCL)

1.53

1.71

0.18

11.54

0.16

0.18

S Tel

3.43

-

-3.43

--

0.36

--

Etisalat

0.78

-

-0.78

--

0.08

--

Total

951.34

965.52

14.18

1.49

100

100

1.10 Bharti is the leading operator in Access segment in terms of number
of subscribers and also in terms of net additions.

In term of net

additions during the quarter, IDEA is on the second position,
followed by Vodafone.

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Table 1.5: Market Share of the operators in total rural subscribers base
for the quarter ending Jun-12
Service Provider

1.12 Complete list of licensed Cellular (GSM & CDMA) Service providers as
on 30th June, 2012 is at Annexure – 1.1
1.13 Total Wireless (GSM + CDMA) subscriber base increased from 919.17
million at the end of Mar-12 to 934.09 million at the end of Jun-12,
thereby showing a growth of 1.62%. During this quarter 14.92
million subscribers were added. The year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth rate
of Wireless subscribers for Jun-12 is 9.67%. Wireless Teledensity
increased from 76.00 to 76.99.

1.14 The Rural Wireless subscribers increased from 323.27 million at the
end of Mar-12 to 336.51 million at the end of Jun-12.
1.15 Rural subscription grew at the rate of 4.09% in QE Jun-12 as against
5.10% in QE Mar-12 and Urban subscription grew at the rate of
0.28% as against 1.65% in the previous quarter. The share of Rural
wireless

subscription

increased

subscription.
12

to

36.02%

in

total

wireless

Chart 1.7: Wireless Market Share – Rural & Urban

Table 1.8: Growth in Wireless Subscribers
Service
Provider

Subscriber Base (millions)
Mar-12
Jun-12
Net
Additions

Rate of
Growth
(%)

Market
Share –
Mar-12 (%)

Market
Share –
Jun-12 (%)

Bharti

181.28

187.30

6.02

3.32

19.72

20.05

Reliance

153.05

154.60

1.56

1.02

16.65

16.55

Vodafone

150.47

153.71

3.24

2.16

16.37

16.46

IDEA

112.72

117.16

4.44

3.94

12.26

12.54

BSNL
Tata
Aircel/Dishnet

98.51
81.75
62.57

98.28
80.23
64.88

-0.24
-1.52
2.30

-0.24
-1.86
3.68

10.72
8.89
6.81

10.52
8.59
6.95

Unitech

42.43

45.58

3.15

7.41

4.62

4.88

Sistema
Videocon

15.80
5.95

16.55
5.58

0.75
-0.37

4.73
-6.26

1.72
0.65

1.77
0.60

MTNL
Loop
Quadrant
(HFCL)
S Tel
Etisalat
Total

5.83
3.27
1.33

5.57
3.15
1.51

-0.26
-0.12
0.18

-4.50
-3.57
13.58

0.63
0.36
0.14

0.60
0.34
0.16

3.43
0.78
919.17

934.09

-3.43
-0.78
14.92

1.62

0.37
0.09
-

-

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1.16 Bharti remains the leading operator with 187.30 million subscribers
at the end of Jun-12, followed by Reliance (154.60 million) and
Vodafone (153.71 million). In terms of net additions during the
quarter, Bharti (6.02 million) has added the highest number of
subscribers, followed by Idea (4.44 Million) and Vodafone (3.24
Million).

* Population data/projections are available state-wise only
Notes:
1. Teledensity figures are derived from the subscriber data provided by the operators and the
population projections, for Urban and Rural areas, of the country, published by the Office of
the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
2. Delhi service area, apart from the State of Delhi, includes the areas served by the local
exchanges of Ghaziabad & Noida (in UP) and Gurgaon & Faridabad (in Haryana).

1.17 Detailed table on service provider wise subscriber base in each
service area is at Annexure-1.2.

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Chart 1.8: Wireless Subscription: GSM vs CDMA

1.18 CDMA subscriber base declined from 105.11 million at the end of
Mar-12 to 102.24 million at the end of Jun-12. At the end of June12, GSM subscribers constituted 89.06% of the wireless market.

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GSM Services
1.19 The GSM subscribers were 831.86 million at the end of Jun-12 as
against 814.06 million at the quarter ending Mar-12, showing a
growth of 2.19%. Bharti with 187.30 million subscribers continues to
be the largest GSM mobile operator, followed by Vodafone (153.71
million).
Table 1.12: Group-wise Market Share (in terms of subscription) within
GSM Service
Service Provider

1.20 Net additions declined from 28.10 million in quarter ending Mar-12
to 17.79 million in the quarter ending Jun-12.

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CDMA Services
1.21 The CDMA subscriber base further declined from 105.11 million at
the end of Mar-12 to 102.24 million at the end of Jun-12, thereby
showing a –ve growth rate of 2.73%. Reliance with 56.73 million
subscribers continues to be the largest CDMA mobile operator.
However, in terms of net additions during the quarter, Sistema
continued to add the highest number of subscribers (0.75 million),
followed by Reliance (0.67 million), rest of the service providers
recorded decline in subscribers.

Table 1.13: Market Share (in terms of subscription) within CDMA Service
Service
Provider

Mar-12

Jun-12
No of
Market
Subscribers Share (%)
(in millions)

Net
Additions (in
millions)

No of
Subscribers
(in millions)

Market
Share (%)

Reliance

56.06

53.33

56.73

55.49

0.67

Tata

28.97

27.56

25.20

24.65

-3.77

Sistema

15.80

15.03

16.55

16.19

0.75

BSNL

4.00

3.81

3.49

3.41

-0.51

MTNL

0.25

0.24

0.24

0.23

-0.01

Quadrant
(HFCL)
Total

0.03

0.03

0.02

0.02

-0.003

105.11

100

102.24

100

-2.87

1.22 There has been a net decline of 2.87 million subscribers during the
quarter ending Jun-12.

1.23 Wireline subscriber base further declined from 32.17 million at the
end of Mar-12 to 31.43 million at the end of Jun-12.

Wireline

Teledensity is 2.59. Rural subscriber base has shown Y-o-Y decline
of 14.38%, from 8.47 Million at the end of Jun-11 to 7.25 Million at
the end of Jun-12. During the same period, Urban subscription
recorded decline of 6.37%.

* Population data/projections are available state-wise only
Notes:
1. Teledensity figures are derived from the subscriber data provided by the operators and the
population projections, for Urban and Rural areas, of the country, published by the Office of
the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.

1.25 Detailed table on service provider wise subscriber base in each
service area is at Annexure-1.3.

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Public Call Offices (PCO)
1.26 Total number of PCOs in the country at the end of Jun-12 is 1.71
million as compared to 2.01 million at the end of Mar-12, showing a
reduction of 0.29 million PCOs. Detailed table is at Annexure -1.4.
Chart 1.11: Number of PCOs

1.27 Number of PCOs continued to show declining trend. This quarter has
reorded a decline of 14.62%. The year-on-year (Y-O-Y) decline over
the same quarter of the last year is 39.51%.

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Table 1.20: Rate of change & Market share of PCOs
Service
Provider

BSNL
MTNL
Bharti
Quadrant
(HFCL)
Sistema
Tata
Reliance
Vodafone
Total

Mar-12

Jun-12

Rate of
change

% Market
share (Mar-12)

1.08
0.16
0.05

1.01
0.16
0.04

-6.96
-1.36
-7.21

58.69
9.16
2.60

0.01
0.02
0.46
0.23
2.01

0.01
0.02
0.28
0.20
1.71

-8.69
-2.75
-39.00
-13.84
-14.62

0.30
1.12
16.34
11.79
100.00

Village Public Telephones (VPTs)
1.28 There are 5,93,731 inhabited villages in India as per census 2001.
The number of VPTs slightly increased from 583718 at the end of
Mar-12 to 584020 at the end of Jun-12.

At the end of Jun-12,

98.36% of the total inhabited villages in India have been connected.
Detailed table is at Annexure -1.5.
Chart 1.12: Growth in VPTs

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Section D: Internet Service
1.29 There are 23.01 million Internet subscribers at the end of Jun-12 as
compared to 22.86 million at the end of Mar-12, registering a growth
of 0.66%. Apart from this, 460.84 million wireless subscribers have
subscribed to Data services, as reported by the wireless service
providers.
1.30 Number of Broadband subscribers increased from 13.81 million at
the end of Mar-12 to 14.57 million at the end of Jun-12, registering a
quarterly growth of 5.49% and Y-O-Y growth of 17.97%.

Chart 1.13: Trends in Internet subscription

1.31 Share of Broadband subscription in total Internet subscription
increased from 60.4% at the end of Mar-12 to 63.31% at the end of
Jun-12.

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1.32 Number of Narrowband subscribers decreased from 9.05 million at
the end of Mar-12 to 8.44 million at the end of Jun-12, thereby
showing a negative growth of 6.71% as against a positive growth of
0.11% in the previous quarter i.e. QE Mar-12.

Table 1.21: Trends in subscribers (in Million) of PSUs Vs. Pvt.

Internet Service Providers

Quarter
ending
Jun-11
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12

PSU ISPs
14.07
14.43
14.85
15.19
15.01

Private
ISPs
6.26
6.56
7.55
7.67
8.00

Total
20.33
20.99
22.39
22.86
23.01

% Share
of PSUs
69.22
68.75
66.30
66.45
65.24

1.33 The total Internet leased line customers stood at 47,397 at the end of
Jun-12 as compared to 51,227 at the end of Mar-12, registering an
decrease of about 7.48%.
1.34 There are 8044 Cyber Cafes at the end of Jun-12 as compared to
8123 at the end of Mar-12 registering a decrease of 0.97% during the
quarter.
1.35 As per the reports available with the TRAI, 36 ISPs are providing
Internet Telephony services presently. The list is at Annexure-1.6.

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ISP Connectivity
1.36 The International Internet bandwidth owned by various ISPs is
reported to be 821 GB during this quarter as compared to 819 GB in
QE Mar-12.
Table 1.22: Internet Subscriber Base & Market share of top 10 ISPs
S.No

1.37 BSNL holds 54.07% of the market share with reported subscriber
base of 12.44 million Internet subscribers at the end of Jun-12.
Reliance is at second position (3.58 million) followed by MTNL (2.57
million). Detailed table with subscriber numbers & growth rates of
all the ISPs is at Annexure-1.7.
1.38 Top 10 ISPs together hold 94.72% of the total Internet subscriber
base.
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1.39 DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) is the most preferred technology used
by the Service Providers to provide Broadband Services and it
constitutes 82.93% of total broadband subscribers, followed by Cable
Wireless (5.75%) and Ethernet LAN (5.63%).
Chart 1.17: Speed Category wise data on Internet/broadband
subscribers for top 10 States

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1.40 Maharashtra is having largest Internet (<256 Kbps) and Broadband
(>=256 Kbps) subscriber base in the country. Tamil Nadu is at
second place in internet and broadband subscriber base.
1.41 At the end of Jun-12, in all the top 10 states, the number of
broadband subscribers is more than the number of narrowband
subscribers.

Note: M/s ITI and M/s GNFC have surrendered complete Bandwidth in extended C-Band with effect from 1st October 2009
and 15th March 2009 respectively. However, they have not surrendered their licenses. As of now their subscriber base is
zero.

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1.45 The total number of VSAT subscribers increased to 168994 at the end of
Jun-12 from 163452 at the end of Mar-12. Net additions during the quarter
has been 5542 and, the growth rate 3.39%.
1.46 Hughes Communication Limited with subscriber base of 57834 continues
to be the market leader.
1.47 HCL Comnet, Bharti Broadband & Infotel Satcom have registered decline in
VSAT subscribers in this quarter.

For all the parameters, Metros indicate data for Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata. Data for
Chennai service area has been included in Circle A, as part of TN
ARPU arrived after adjusting interconnect charges
The data contained in the section A & B covers the licensees, who have been
providing service during the entire period from 1st April, 2012 to 30th June, 2012
in the various service areas.

Local (Intra-circle)
Interto own
to other circle to
Fixed
Mobile
Mobile
(%)
(%)
(%)

NLD (Inter-circle)
to own to other
Mobile Mobile
(%)
(%)

ILD
(%)

Circle A

1.80

39.56

42.52

0.40

5.26

10.27

0.18

Circle B

1.41

45.26

37.50

0.32

5.04

10.33

0.14

Circle C

1.41

52.63

30.81

0.56

5.19

9.34

0.06

Metros

2.29

23.79

34.16

0.93

16.07

22.35

0.41

All India

1.66

41.72

37.93

0.46

6.46

11.60

0.17

Average Subscriber outgo* per minute
2.7

The tariff plans are of bundled nature and the trade-off is generally
between monthly fixed charges and Variable (call) charges. The
average outgo per outgoing minute (=Rental revenue plus call
revenue per outgoing minute), therefore, is a realistic indicator of
tariff levels. The table below provides the figures for the quarter
ending Jun-12.
Table 2.6: Average outgo* per outgoing minute - GSM Service
(` per month)

Circle
Category

Postpaid

Prepaid

Blended

Circle A
Circle B

0.62
0.62

0.49
0.45

0.50
0.46

Circle C

0.64

0.41

0.42

Metros

0.72

0.51

0.56

All India

0.65

0.47

0.48

* Includes both Rental and call charges

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2.9

All India average outgo per minute declined from `0.49 in the QE
Mar-12 to `0.48 in the QE Jun-12.

2.12 The All India blended Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) per month
has shown an decline of 0.50% from Rs. 75.3 in QE Mar-12 to Rs.
74.9 in QE Jun-12. ARPU for Prepaid service declined by 2.49% from
Rs.48 in QE Mar-12 to Rs.47 in QE Jun-12. ARPU for Postpaid
service has also marginally declined by 0.16% from Rs.450 in QE
Mar-12 to Rs.449 in QE Jun-12.

Section C: Internet Service
Revenue of ISPs
2.17 The total Revenue of the Internet Services as reported by ISPs was
`2828.24 crores for the quarter ending Jun-12 as compared to
`2,923.90 crores for the quarter ending Mar-12, showing a decrease
of 3.27%.

Internet Telephony
2.18 Total Minutes of Usage (MOU) for Internet Telephony increased from
236.40 million in QE Mar-12 to 254.66 million in QE Jun-12.

1. Source: Figures are un-audited and as submitted by the Operators.
2. The figures have been regrouped wherever considered necessary for analysis
purpose.
3. The Spectrum charges (mostly) are now reported on “Payment for the current
Quarter” basis. However, some operators are reporting on payment basis or on
estimate basis on projected AGR for next quarter.
4. Metro area includes Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata only. Chennai is clubbed with
Tamilnadu.
5. The analysis does not include data for M/s Etisalat, M/s Loop Telecom and M/s STel since they have intimated regarding discontinuation of their business operations.

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Chapter 4 : Quality of
Service (QoS)

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Section A: Quality of Service Performance of Wireless
Service Providers

Point of Interconnection (POI)
Congestion (No. of POIs not
meeting the benchmark)
(Averaged over a period of
quarter)
Customer Service Quality
Parameters
Metering and Billing
Metering and billing credibility post paid
Metering and billing credibility pre paid
Resolution of
billing/charging/validity complaints
Period of applying credit/ waiver/
adjustment to customer’s account
from the date of resolution of
complaints
Response time to the customer
for assistance
Accessibility of call centre/
customer care
%age of calls answered by the
operators (voice to voice) within 60
seconds

7

Termination / closure of service

(i)

%age requests for Termination /
Closure of service complied within
7 days

The performance has improved in this quarter as compared to the
previous quarter in respect of the following parameters :a. TCH Congestion
b. Worst affected cells having more than 3% TCH drop (call drop) rate
c. Point of Interconnection (POI) Congestion (No. of POIs not meeting
the benchmark)
d. Accessibility of call centre/ customer care
e. Time taken for refund of deposits after closures

4.2

The performance has deteriorated in this quarter as compared to the
previous quarter in respect of the following parameters:a. Worst affected BTSs due to downtime
b. SDCCH/ Paging Chl. Congestion
c. Call Drop Rate
d. Metering and billing credibility - post paid
e. Metering and billing credibility - pre paid
f. %age of calls answered by the operators (voice to voice) within 60 sec
g. %age requests for Termination / Closure of service complied
within 7 days

4.3

The performance remained unchanged in this quarter as compared to
the previous quarter in respect of the following parameters:a. BTSs Accumulated downtime (not available for service)
b. Call Set-up Success Rate (within licensee's own network)
c.

Connection with good voice quality

d. Resolution of billing/ charging/ validity complaints.
e.

Period of applying credit/ waiver/ adjustment to customer’s
account from the date of resolution of complaints

%age of calls answered
by the operators (voice
to voice) within 60
seconds

≥ 90%

5

5.68

6

6.82

(xi)

Termination / closure
of service

100%
within 7
days

17

19.32

25

28.41

(xii)

Time taken for refund of
deposits after closures

100%
within 60
days

4

4.55

0

0.00

NOTE :-

(1)

As per “The Standards of Quality of Service of Basic Telephone Service (Wireline)
and Cellular Mobile Teleohone Service Regulations, 2009 “, the service providers
who can not measure and report Call Completion Rate (CCR) due to constraint
in network architecture may opt to measure and report their performance on
Answer to Seizure Ratio (ASR). M/s RCOM have reported the ASR for 20 licensed
service areas. Therefore, 68 Licensees for CCR and 20 Licensees for ASR have
been taken in to account for the analysis of these parameters.

(2)

None of the SPs have reported for the parameter “Metering and billing credibility pre paid” because most of the service providers are not providing pre-paid
service in Basic (Wireline) service.

(3)

M/s Vodafone has intimated that they have recently launched the wireline
services for enterprise customers.

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Table 4.4: QoS Parameters not reported by the service providers
- wireline

Detailed table containing QOS parameters for all the Wireline Service
Providers is given in Annexure-4.2.

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Section C: Quality of Service Performance of Dial-up/
Broadband Service
A.

Dial-up service
a. Out of 188 Internet Service Provider, who have submitted their
Performance Monitoring Reports to TRAI for the quarter ending June,
2012, only 14 ISPs are providing Dial-up service. However, all the 14
ISPs do not come under the purview of Top twenty Internet service
providers. The following Dial-up Access service providers that come
under top twenty have been taken into account for the analysis in this
quarter.
Table 4.6: Performance on ISPs Quality of Service
Dial-up access
Service Accessibility

M/s Quadrant Televentures Ltd. has not reported the data. All the
other ISPs who have reported the data have met the TRAI benchmark
of 6 hrs.

Time to Access
4.10 All the ISPs except M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd. have met the TRAI
benchmark of 30 sec.
Probability of Accessing the ISP Node
4.11 All the Internet Service Providers have met this benchmark of 80%
for first attempt, 90% for second attempt and 99% for third attempt
in this quarter.

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ISP Node unavailability
4.12 M/s Quadrant Televentures Ltd. has not reported the data. All other
ISPs except M/s Tata Communications Ltd. have met the TRAI
benchmark for the parameter “ISP node unavailability in a month (30
Minutes)”.
Grade of Service
4.13 All the ISPs who have reported the data met the benchmark for this
parameter.
Mean Time to Restore (MTTR)
4.14 M/s Sify Ltd. has not reported the data. All other ISPs except M/s
Broadband Pacenet India Pvt. Ltd have met the TRAI benchmark.

B.

Broadband Service

4.15

Out of 155 Broadband Service providers, 33 Service Providers are
having subscriber base >10,000 and these 33 Service providers share
the 99.25% of total subscriber base. This report covers performance
of 26 broadband Service Providers vis-à-vis the QoS benchmarks
prescribed by TRAI, as the remaining seven service providers viz.
Chandranet Pvt Ltd, Gujarat Telelink, Softeng Computer(Nivyah
Infrastructure), Meghbela have not submitted their report for the QE
June, 2012, and the newly added service provider in the QE June,
2012, Atria Convergence Technologies, Honesty Net Solution and

Home System with subscriber base more than 10000, have also not
submitted their report.

Table 5.1: Key Parameters
Parameter
S.No
1 Number of Broadcasters/ Distributors
Number of private satellite TV channels
2 registered with Ministry of I&B
Total Number of Pay Channels reported by
3 Broadcasters/ Distributors
Maximum number of Pay TV Channels carried
4 by certain cable operator
Maximum number of Free to Air (FTA) TV
5 Channels carried by certain cable operator
6 Private FM Radio stations in operation
7 Private DTH Operators
8 Licensees of community radio stations
9 Operational community radio station
Number of Set top boxes in CAS notified areas
10 of Delhi , Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai

QE
Mar-12

QE
Jun-12

26

26

831*

831*

168

184

142

146

251
245
6
167
130

270
245
6
175
133

9,05,343 10,01,033

*As on 06.03.2012

Cable TV Services
5.1

Chart 5.1 depicts the maximum number of Free-to-Air (FTA)
channels, Pay channels and local channels being carried by the Multi
System Operators (MSOs) in their network across the country. This is
based on the reports received from some of the major service
providers regarding the number of channels being carried by them in
their networks analogue and/or in digital form. These channels have
been reported across different networks of the service providers
having different combinations of pay, FTA and Local channels in their
network.

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Chart 5.1: Maximum number of TV Channels being carried by
certain Cable operators in their networks

5.2

The maximum number of FTA and Pay Channels reportedly being
carried in the cable networks are 270 and 146 respectively in the QE
Jun-12. However, these numbers relate to different networks and
hence cannot be added for arriving at the total number of channels.

5.3

Maximum number of TV channels (Pay, FTA and Local) being carried
by any of the reported MSOs is 377, whereas in conventional
analogue form, the maximum number of channels being carried any
by the reported MSOs is 100 channels.

5.4

At the end of the quarter Mar-12, there were 9,05,343 number of set
top boxes (STBs) installed in the CAS notified areas of Delhi,
Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. This has increased to 10,01,033 at
the end of Jun-12.

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Chart 5.2: Set Top Boxes (STBs)

Satellite TV Channels
5.5

At the end of Jun-12, total number of permitted private satellite TV
channels registered with Ministry of I&B, as obtained from its website,
is 831.

5.6

There are 184 pay TV channels which have been taken on records in
respect of their rates as on June, 2012. These 184 channels are being
broadcasted/ distributed by 26 broadcasters or their authorized
agents/aggregators. The list of broadcasters/distributors of pay TV
channels alongwith the reported rates of pay channels for Non-CAS
areas are at Annexure-5.1.

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FM Radio Services
5.7

Apart from All India Radio of Prasar Bharti – a public broadcaster,
there are 245 FM Radio stations in operation at the end of Jun-12.
The list of 245 private FM Radio stations is at Annexure-5.2.

5.8

The total Advertisement Revenue during the quarter ending Mar-12
in respect of 236 private FM Radio stations was `292.06 crore and for
quarter ending Jun-12 in respect of 233 private FM Radio stations,
the total Advertisement Revenue was `259.67 crore. The reports
prepared on the basis of reports submitted by the FM Radio service
providers. However, the details do not pertain to the same set of
service providers.

Chart 5.3: Comparative position of Revenue from FM Radio Stations

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Community Radio
5.9

At the quarter ending Mar-12, out of 167 licensees of community
radio stations, 130 stations were in operation. In the quarter ending
Jun-12, 8(eight) licenses were issued. Now, out of 175 licensees, 133
Community Radio Station stations are in operation, as per the
information available on the website of Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting.

Table 5.2: Status of applications for community radio station licenses
received from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
As on 30.06.2012
1071
175
371
445
133

Total No. of Applications Received
No. of Licenses issued
No. of Letters of Intent Issued
No. of Applications rejected
No. of stations operational
Source: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

DTH Services
5.10 Besides the free DTH service of Doordarshan- a public broadcaster,
there are 6 private DTH licensees, offering their services to the DTH
subscribers. As on 30.06.2012, their reported registered subscriber
base is 48.45 million. The list of DTH licensees is at Annexure-5.3.
Teleport Service
5.11 As per the information available on the website of Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting, there are 87 numbers of permitted
Teleports as on 29.12.2011. A list of the permitted Teleports is at
Annexure-5.4.

No. of
No. of Intra
Upstream
network
links for
links
%age of cases
%age of calls
%age of calls
International
having
%age of billing to whom refund
answered by
answered by
connectivity
of deposits is
Bandwidth
complaints
operator (Voice operator (Voice
having
made within 60
utilisation
resolved
to voice)
to voice) within
bandwidth
days of
>90%
within 4 weeks
within 60 sec
90 sec
utilisation
closures
during
>90% during
peak hours
peak hours
(TCBH)
(TCBH)

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
18.73 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 16.50

17.66

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
17.66 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 16.50

04.87

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
17.66 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 4.55

32

33

34

35

36

Star Gold

Star Movies

Star World

Vijay TV

04.28

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
4.87 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 4.00
(Rs 11.80 in Tamilnadu)
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
4.28 (Rs 12.63 in Tamilnadu).

123

Annexure 5.1 (contd.)
37

38

39

40

41

42

43

NGC

Fox
channel

Traveller

As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 5.75

04.71

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
6.15 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 4.40

01.07

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
4.71 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 1.00

21.94

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
1.07 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 20.50

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to
Rs9.10 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 6.00
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
6.42 .

124

Annexure 5.1 (contd.)
56

NDTV Good Times

09.63

57

Suvarna

12.00

58

Asianet Plus

07.00

59

NDTV India

8.02

This channel was converted from FTA to Pay channel
w.e.f. 03.05.2008 @ Rs 9.00.
W.e.f. 01.07.2009, rate of the channel increased to
Rs9.63.
Converted from FTA to Pay w.e.f 1.11.2010.
The channel has been converted from FTA to Pay w.e.f.
29.01.2010.
Converted from FTA to Pay w.e.f 01.01.2011

Note:
i) Prior to 01.05.2009, the name of the channel "Zing" was "Zee Music"
ii) Prior to 30.10.2011, the name of the channel “Fox Traveller Channel” was “Fox History &
Traveller”. Prior to 05.05.2011, “Fox History & Traveller” channel was known as “Fox History &
Entertainment” channel.
iii) w.e.f. 14.12.2011 the name of the channel “Star One” has been changed to “Life Ok”.
iv) Prior to 01.06.2012, the name of “ABP Ananda” was “Star Ananda”
v) The channels distributed by M/s Zee Turner Ltd. and M/s Star Den were shifted to M/s
Media Pro Enterprise India Private Limited w.e.f. 01.07.2011.
vi) w.e.f 01.04.2010, the channel “REAL” has been discontinued for all delivery platforms.
vii) w.e.f 11.05.2012, the channel “Imagine TV” has been discontinued for the viewers across
India

125

Annexure 5.1 (contd.)
S.
No
2

Name of the
Broadcaster

S.N
o

M/s
MSM
Discovery India
Private Limited

60

61

62

63

64

Name of the
channel
SET(Sony
Entertainment
Television)
MAX

Discovery

Animal Planet

AXN

Animax

Reported Remarks
Rates( in
INR)
21.40
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of channel was Rs. 20.00

18.19

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
21.40 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 17.00

16.05

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
18.19 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 15.00

05.35

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
16.05 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 5.00

15.52

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
5.35 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 14.50

0.50

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to
Rs15.52 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 2.00

65
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
2.14 .
66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

TLC

(i)

SAB TV

SET PIX

Aaj Tak

Headlines Today

Tez

Channel 8 (Sony
AATH)

Discovery Science

09.63

W.e.f 14.12.2010, rate of the channel reduced to Rs.0.50
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 9.00

14.70

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
9.63 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 13.74

12.84

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
14.70 .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 12.00

07.49

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
12.84 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 7.00

03.21

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
7.49 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 3.00

02.14

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
3.21 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 2.00

Remarks
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs.
12.40
W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
13.26 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs.
10.30
W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
11.02 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs.
11.50
W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
12.30.
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs.
15.00
W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
16.06.
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 5.30

(i)

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

Udaya Movies

Sun Music

Gemini Music

Sun News

Gemini News

Udaya
Varthegalu
Gemini

Movies

15.40

07.50

W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
15.40 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 7.00

07.50

W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
7.50.
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 7.00

01.50

W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
7.50 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 1.40

08.02

W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
1.50
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 7.50

07.86

W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
8.02 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 7.35

18.20

(ii)

93

Chintu TV

(iii)

W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
5.68.
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs.
14.40

13.37

128

W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
7.86 .
As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs.
17.00
W.e.f. 06.03.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
18.20 .
W.e.f 09.04.2009, Teja News (Telugu News) was
converted to Chintu TV (Kannada Kids).

Earlier, "IBN 7" was distributed by M/s Star Den Media
Services Private Limited as a FTA channel upto
14.08.2010.
W.e.f 14.08.2010, the channel has been converted from
FTA to Pay.
The channel has been converted from FTA to Pay w.e.f
14.08.2010.
Earlier these channels were distributed by M/s MSM
Discovery India Private Limited upto 13.07.2010.

Channel launched on 09.01.2012

15.50
Channel launched on 23.01.2012

112

SONIC

13.00
Channel launched on 20.12.2011

129

Annexure 5.1 (contd.)
S.
No

Name
of
the
Broadcaster

S.N
o

Name of
channel

the

113

CNBC TV 18

Reported
Rates( in
INR)
09.10

Remarks
These channels were distributed by M/s Zee Turner
Limited upto 31.03.2008 at a-la-carte rate of Rs 7.50
(CNBC TV 18), Rs 2.00 (CNN-IBN) & Rs 3.50 (CNBC
Awaaz) respectively. M/s Star Den started distributing
these channels w.e.f. 01.04.2008 at a-la-carte rate of
Rs 08.50 (CNBC TV 18), Rs 05.00 (CNN IBN) and Rs
04.50 (CNBC Awaaz). M/s Star Den has been directed
vide TRAI's Direction dated 28.08.2008 to reduce the ala-carte rates of these channels from the reported level
to Rs 7.50 (CNBC TV 18), Rs 2.00 (CNN-IBN) & Rs 3.50
(CNBC Awaaz). Broadcaster has approached Hon'ble
TDSAT against this direction vide Appeal No 11(C) of
2008. M/s Star Den has given an undertaking to
Hon'ble TDSAT during the course of the hearing on
October 1, 2008 for a-la-carte offering of the channels.
The relevant extract of the interim order dated 1st
October, 2008 is as under:"….The learned counsel for the appellant adds without
prejudice to the rights and contentions in the present
appeal that if, in the meanwhile, any party wants to opt
for a-la-carte, the appellant will give only the rates
specified at page 58 para -7 of the paper book".
The a-la-carte rates specified at page 58 para -7 of the
paper book are as under:1) 7.50 (CNBC TV 18)
2) 2.00 (CNN-IBN)
3) 3.50 (CNBC Awaaz)
The matter was heard on 18.02.2009 by the Hon'ble
TDSAT and the appeal has been disposed of by the
Hon'ble TDSAT by passing following order:
"In view of the judgement of this Tribunal dated
15.01.2009, the appeal does not survive".
TRAI has filed an appeal in the Hon'ble Supreme Court
of India against the order of Hon'ble TDSAT judgement
dated 15.01.2009. Matter is sub-judice.
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channels increased to Rs
9.10 (CNBC TV 18), Rs 5.35 (CNN-IBN) & Rs 4.82
(CNBC Awaaz) .

114

CNN-IBN

05.35

115

CNBC Awaaz

04.82

116

Gemini Life

11.13

130

Annexure 5.1 (contd.)
i)

Prior to 01.10.2010, , the name of the channel "Gemini Comedy" was "Teja TV"

ii)

Prior to 01.10.2010, , the name of the channel "Gemini Movies" was "Navvulu". Prior to 27.07.2009, the name of
the channel "Navvulu" was "Gemini Cable Vision"

iii)

Prior to 09.04.2009, the name of the channel "Chintu TV (Kannada Kids)" was "Teja News (Telugu News)". As on
01.12.2007, the rate of the channel, “Teja News” was Rs 1.60. W.e.f 06.03.2009, the rate of the channel
increased to Rs 1.72. W.e.f 09.04.2009, the “Teja News” was renamed as “Chintu TV”.

iv)

Prior to 01.10.2010 , the name of the channel "Udaya Comedy" was "Ushe TV"

v)

Prior to 09.04.2009, the name of the channel "Kushi TV (Telugu Kids) was "Udaya News (Kannada news)". As on
01.12.2007, the rate of the channel “Udaya News” was Rs 1.50. W.e.f 06.03.2009, the rate of the channel
increased to Rs 1.60. W.e.f 09.04.2009, “Udaya News” was renamed as Kushi TV.

W.e.f. 14.02.2011, rate of the channel increased to Rs
6.95
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 6.50

137

ESPN

35.45

W.e.f. 14.02.2011, rate of the channel increased to Rs
6.95
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 33.13

138

Star Sports

35.45

W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel to Rs 35.45
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 33.13
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel to Rs 35.45

10

M/s
Television
Limited

Raj

139

Star Cricket

140

ESPNEWS

141

Raj TV

142

143

Raj Digital Plus

Vissa TV

29.96
9.10
11.77

08.26

05.01

As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 28.00
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel to Rs 29.96
channel launched on 19.07.2011
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 11.00
(Rs. 7.72 in Andhra Pradesh).
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
11.77(Rs 8.26 in Andhra Pradesh).
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 7.72 (Rs
4.68 in Andhra Pradesh)
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
8.26 (Rs 5.01 in Andhra Pradesh) .
As on 01.12.2007, rate of the channel was Rs. 4.68 (Rs.
11.00 in Andhra Pradesh)
W.e.f. 01.01.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
5.01 (Rs 11.77 in Andhra Pradesh).

Reported on 25.11.2010, the rate of the channel
revised from Rs. 6.00 to Rs 6.65.

153

MAA TV

06.00

As on 01.12.2007, the rate of the channel was Rs. 5.50

07.50

w.e.f. 01.08.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
6.00.
As on 01.01.2008, the rate of the channel was Rs. 7.00
w.e.f. 01.08.2009, rate of the channel increased to Rs
7.50.
Channel launched on 07.07.2010

i) Prior to 10.12.2009, , the name of the channel "UTV Action " was "Bindass Movies”
ii) Prior to 25.09.2009, the name of the channel "Bloomberg UTV " was "UTVi"
iii) Prior to 01.04.2010, the channels, namely “Sahara One” & “Filmy”, were distributed by M/s Mega Reach Distributors (India) Pvt.
Limited. “Sahara one” and “Filmy” channels are now being distributed by M/s ABS Media Services Private Limited.
v) Prior to 30.10.2010, the name of the company " M/s 9X Media Private Limited " was "M/s INX Media Private Limited”
vi) Prior to 23.09.2010 , the name of the channel "Ten Action +" was "Zee Sports”. W.e.f. 20.07.2012, the channel “Ten Action +” has
been discontinued for all delivery platforms.
viii) w.e.f. 06.07.2012 the channel, “Lumiere Movies” has been suspended in India.
ix) w.e.f. 19.01.2011 the channel “Imagine Showbiz” has been discontinued.